Kim's first day without training wheels!

Kim nailed the two-wheeler and all its integrated components--starting, stopping, and steering in about 45 minutes on Sunday.

Life at our house

Buddy, snapped by Kim



Van, dressed by Kim


My little rock stars


Kim being blasé about the paparazzi (picture taken with Kim's camera!)

worth a thousand words

We were lucky recently to get this additional baby photo of Van from our agency, TDH. Judging from the hair, I'd say he's about 2 1/2 months old. Because we have so few baby photos of our kids, an additional photo is truly priceless!

These boots are made for walking!

The obligatory cute-little-kid-in-big-boots shot. But he is, and they are!

Better late than never, right?!

Well, we finally got around to having some professional portraits done. (Actually, we got sucked in by "winning" a free 10" x 13" picture and, of course, ended up not being able to walk out with just that one photo.)

For the last year, or so, Kim has gone to great lengths not to smile in any photos not taken by Steve or me.




Van looking seriously impressed by being up on a stand under bright lights.

Two funny faces!

These are a couple of pictures that Kim drew for Grandma and Grandpa a week or so ago that we haven't gotten around to mailing yet.




This is the ginger bread house that Kim and I made on New Year's eve day. I don't think housing construction is my forte. Right after this picture was taken, I went to pick up the tray to move the house of the reach of little boy hands and doggie jaws and the whole thing collapsed like a double-wide in a tornado! I thought Kim would be upset, but practical child that she is, she realized that this meant that she could probably eat a piece right away.

We forgot to take pictures of the kids on Halloween so we finally got them dressed up and snapped a few a couple of weeks ago.

Kim looking feline.


Van's costume was the one that Kim wore on her first Halloween and Kim borrowed her costume from the daycare so that they could be tigers together!


Backstage, after the performance!

'tis the season

Van looking unsure about his first experience with the jolly fat man. It must not have been all bad though because he has been experimenting recently with saying "Ho, Ho, Ho." It's pretty darn cute!

Kim modelling her starting school togs--a present from Auntie Annie.

Van being amused at Kim's shenanigans.

Kim being her silly self.

Walkin' the dawg

Pictures from a dog walk a couple of weeks ago. Van was determined to walk Buddy himself, so Kim gave him a few pointers on just how to do it--to make sure he was doing it right.

Later in the walk, Kim somehow managed to get herself carried!